Two leaves printed recto only, supporting the 8 September 1884 Maine Constitutional Amendment vote. 8.5 x 5.1 inches; tanned and curled and chipped at head and foot. One is specifically "To The Voters Of Saco", the other is not place-specific. View more info

xii, 296 pages. Contemporary half leather, with feathered paper over boards. Gilt and raised bands to spine; all edges sprinkled. Armorial bookplate of Alexander Speirs, Elderslie, to front pastedown. Offsetting to corners of first few and final few leaves; foxing to front endpapers. A handsome volume with sound binding. View more info

144 pages. Good only, with loss to front cover, spine, lowest inch of title page, and significant chipping to first three leaves. Recipe for Dandelion Wine in pencil pinned to fourth leaf. First leaf has all three coupons present (with loss from chipping to the right-most]. Binding remains sound; interior generally clean. Nothing added to the 4 pages of "additional recipes" at rear. Recipes pasted on colophon, but not obscuring the copyright date of 1913. View more info

186 pages, but lacking A4 [i.e. lacking the third leaf of text: pages 7,8]. Measures 5.8 x 3.6 inches. No free endpapers; title page chipped at fore-edge and splitting along gutter [all text present]. Front board secure; rear board all but detached; half of spine panel gone; textblock sound. Of this first edition: one copy at the National Library of Scotland; and one auction record [Dominic, 2012]. Scarce. Title continues: with their several Sauces and Sallads. And making all sorts of Pickles. Also making Variety of pies, Pasties, Tarts, Cheese-Cakes, Custards, Creams, &c. With the Art of Pres... View more info

188 pages, and 4 pages of ads at rear. Jacket chipped and creased, with $1.00 price on flap - now presenting quite well in a removable archival sleeve though still a considerable chunk off the spine. A couple nicks to cloth; top edge a touch dusty. Contents clean and unmarked, in sound binding. View more info

139 pages. Covers stained; leather worn, with front board nearly detached [binding otherwise sound]. Recent ballpoint inscription to first free endpaper. The occasional slight stain and pencil marginalia within. We have a professional conservator close at hand if a repair to the hinge is desired. View more info

Unpaginated (90 pages), copyright page states 1909. Dust jacket chipped and worn, lacking top 3" portion of spine, and with a 3 1/2" closed tear to front panel, and split along upper joint: now in a removable archival sleeve. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown; offsetting to free endpapers. Front cover features an illustration (Williamson - 08) of a woman in a long gown holding up a drink. View more info